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Motorcycle driver killed in Clark Co. crash
A motorcycle driver died in a crash Tuesday morning in Clark County, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Department.
Wisconsin private-sector job growth 38th in 2014
Wisconsin's private-sector job growth ranked 38th in the country last year, trailing the national average.
New shoe store opens in Wausau
A shoe company that's been around for 100 years opened a store in Wausau.
Cops: Would-be Good Samaritan helps, then makes things worse
GENESEE FALLS, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say a Good Samaritan trying to help a western New York man in distress turned out to be a Bad Samaritan.
Which state has top rate of drug overdose deaths?
A report on injury prevention says West Virginia has by far the highest rate of drug overdose deaths in the nation.
Wisconsin family receives threats for Father's Day photo shoot
A Wisconsin wife surprised her husband with a family photo shoot for Father's Day, featuring him as "The Caped Crusader."
Pope on climate change: Our home is being ruined
Pope Francis has entered the climate change debate, warning in his own words -- our home is being ruined.
FDA orders trans fats banned from all foods
The Food and Drug Administration has officially banned the use of trans fat in all human food within three years.
Vos says progress being made on budget talks
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republican legislative leaders are focusing on cutting borrowing for road projects by $800 million.
Beaver Dam bars use of kangaroos as service animals
Beaver Dam officials have changed the city's rules on service animals after a woman took a baby kangaroo into a McDonald's restaurant.
Johnson waiting to respond to Feingold's pledge request
Republican Ron Johnson says he won't decide whether to take a pledge to keep third-party money out of his U.S. Senate race against Democrat Russ Feingold until more details emerge about Feingold's political action...
Senator fighting VA overmedication with dead Marine's family
A Wisconsin senator is teaming with the family of a dead U.S. Marine to try to bring change to the VA hospital system.
Emergency crews recover woman's body from Lake Onalaska
ONALASKA, Wis. (AP) -- Police say emergency crews have recovered the body of a woman from Lake Onalaska,
Beloit puts police chief, deputy on leave
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- The police chief and deputy chief in Beloit have been put on administrative leave.
Increased speed limit signs go up on some Wisconsin highways
Crews worked quickly Tuesday to put up new speed limit signs.
Stevens Point girl to sell lemonade for a good cause
Ten-year-old Haili Hintz of Stevens Point will be raising money this weekend with a rummage sale and lemonade stand.
Lambeau Field gets makeover for country concert
Lambeau Field is being tranformed into a country music concert venue.
Bird flu leads to cheaper chicken in US
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A bird flu outbreak in the Midwest has actually resulted in cheaper chicken meat in the U.S. because exports have been restricted, leaving a plentiful domestic supply.In a monthly poultry market report published Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says importers halted shipments even though chickens remain unaffected by bird flu. Wholesale prices in the Northeast are 32 percent lower than a year earlier. Drumsticks are down 33 percent.The bird flu outbreak did...
Experts: More older folks become entrepreneurs
WAUSAU (WAOW)- Business experts say more people over the age of 50 are becoming entrepreneurs.
Probe of shooting that hurt Hatley boy is over
HATLEY (WAOW) - The investigation into the shooting of an 11-year-old boy when he and a teenager were playing with a gun has been completed, the Marathon County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.